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Message from the Vice Chair for Clinical Research

The
primary goal of the Clinical Research Division is to become a leader in
perioperative clinical and translational science, spanning from the
investigation of preoperative optimization strategies, establishing
intra-operative evidence-base strategies, evaluating critical care
interventions, exploring neurocritical care inquires, developing
innovative pain management approaches, and focusing on dissemination
science to translate research into clinical practice. To achieve these
comprehensive goals, we have implemented several strategies to overcome
common barriers encountered in performing clinical research primarily
due to limited training and experience in developing study designs,
conducting and analyzing clinical research, and constraints of time and
resource availability.

Our program provides extensive support,
particularly to clinicians, clinician-scientists and basic scientists, to
successfully achieve their research objectives. Specifically, the program is
structured to provide resources and expertise to expedite conduct and emphasize
quality of clinical research, focusing on the following aspects:

Consultation
for study design and planning, career and/or program development.

Support with grant preparation and writing, protocol
development, grants and contracts administration.

Our clinical research enterprise has accrued
several million dollars from a variety of funding sources (e.g., federal, foundation,
departmental and industry-sponsors), and includes research expertise in pain, critical
care, pediatric, regional, and cardiac anesthesia, as well as patient safety,
airway management and other perioperative areas.

To promote an academic culture and to
inspire interest in scientific research, Anesthesiology residents and fellows
rotate through departmental laboratories. These trainees can spend up to six
months (nine months for fellows) engaged in research projects with a faculty
mentor, working alongside full-time research faculty, postdoctoral fellows and
graduate students to develop technical
skills, scientific approaches and critical thinking at the bench and in weekly
research conferences, laboratory meetings, focus groups and journal clubs.